• On Aug. 9, 1936, at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, black American track star Jesse Owens, an Alabamian, wins his fourth gold medal of the games in the 4-by-100-meter relay. More...
Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Birmingham predicted this past weekend that “thousands of elderly, disabled and minority voters in Alabama either will either stay home in the 2014 elections or will have to make extraordinary efforts to ge More...
Dear Editor, This month, a new Alabama law took effect, creating a statewide ban on texting while driving. The law imposes fines that increase with each offense and penalizes a driver’s record by two points per offense. More...
A little-known crisis is occurring throughout a vital fabric of the nation. Many physicians in private practice are experiencing severe financial challenges, forcing alarming numbers to close their practices. More...
During my recent 18 town meetings across southwest Alabama, I asked for a show of hands of those who felt they were not paying enough in federal taxes. Not surprisingly, not a hand went up. More...
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